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N.H. man extradited in Hudson robbery

By John Collins, jcollins@lowellsun.com

Updated:
01/29/2013 09:47:42 AM EST

HUDSON, N.H. - A New Hampshire man who was held as a fugitive from justice in Groton over the weekend as a suspect in last week's armed robbery of Roger's Variety was extradited to Hudson, N.H. on Monday for booking and to face charges, police said.

Christopher Boisvert, 25, of Winchester, N.H., was fingerprinted, photographed and booked at the Hudson Police Department, then refused bail, according to a press release issued by Sgt. Jason Lucontoni.

Boisvert was later transported to Valley Street Jail in Manchester, pending his arraignment scheduled for today in Nashua District Court, Lucontoni reported.

Hudson police investigators used a partial plate number from the suspect's getaway vehicle, a black Chevy Trailblazer, and videosurveillance footage from the store at 95 River Road to aid them in later identifying Boisvert and tracking him to Groton where the initial arrest was made. Boisvert is alleged to have brandished a knife at the store clerk during the robbery, which was reported to Hudson police on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 9:06 p.m.

The store's owner, Roger Coutu, was chairing a Hudson Board of Selectmen meeting when he got word that his store had been robbed Tuesday night.

He called an 'emergency recess' in the meeting before leaving Town Hall to go to his store.

Armed robbery is a Class A felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison, upon a conviction.

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